Badd, looks good to me. You could fill it with Magic Mender and fire again, you could fill the cracks with epoxy if you were worried about the strength. Or, since it's on the back you could just leave it. The white octo is cool, maybe he's related to Moby Dick?

Jon, eyeballs are coming
TikiAno, yes it is a basswood plaque. I will know who is involved in the Swap because they will have posted a photo of their finished project by 2/28. I need to go thru this whole thread this week to see who has finished projects and who is working in that direction

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I count 17 participants right now and still plenty of time for more people to get involved.
If you are working on something and have not posted or finished, no prob. Just be sure to get a finished picture posted by 2/28
If you posted a pic of your project and I didn't include you in the list, PM me.
If I got the title of your piece wrong or didn't put one, you can PM me that too.
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Clay, the oldest and most divine art media;
"And now, from the clay of the ground, the Lord God formed man" Genesis 2:7
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Still plodding along on this painting. I made some progress this weekend though. Actually some since the pics were taken. Doing the border on the tribal design will be the killer. It's a lot of fun painting the fish and adding the details.

Busy week ahead but I will try find the time to tighten this sucker up before the deadline.

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Tabu, looks great! Once again, I have to say how impressed I am with all of the creativity and talent shown in creating pieces for this Swap- as well as all of the support everyone gives each other; It definitely makes the TC community a great family to be a part of. Good times.

Visit me here in Portland and I'll make it happen. Although I think Amy and Jeremy still have it on the Tonga Hut menu, so you could have Marie make a good one for you also (probably not complimentary, though) if you go down to LA.

All the art on this thread is looking better and better!

Tomorrow I take my pieces in for the glaze fire line-up.

Each of them is glazed in a "winter blue" that is rubbed away in places and then glazed in a super shiny clear coat. The Tangaroa head and the upper portion of the Mermaid are glazed in a "Mahogany" that I wiped away and have decided to leave matte. The Mermaid's tail and the Seahorse are glazed in a greenish blue which I've played around with before, also left matte. I used some of the Mahogany to outline the seahorse a bit with his stripes and eyes, but it may burn off in the firing as I've never layered it over the blue/green before. We'll see. Interior is clear coated on each one.

"Carpaccio of Tiggerfish Head with Shellac Glaze", pairs well with the citrus acidity of Mike's Hard Lemonade

My fishhead was a beach find. It was picked by someone else and given to me as a challenge to make something artistic out of it. He needed some repairs, made here with air-dry clay which will be mostly covered in the final product.

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Clay, the oldest and most divine art media;
"And now, from the clay of the ground, the Lord God formed man" Genesis 2:7
Pirate Ship Tree House